Segregated Foxc2, NFATc1 and Connexin expression at normal developing venous valves, and Connexin-specific differences in the valve phenotypes of Cx37, Cx43, and Cx47 knockout mice

Developmental Biology

Volumn 412, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 173-190

  Munger, Stephanie J ^a   Geng, Xin ^b   Srinivasan, R Sathish ^b   Witte, Marlys H ^a   Paul, David L ^c   Simon, Alexander M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic venous disease; Connexin; Foxc2; Lymphedema; NFATc1; Valve development

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 47; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXC2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFATC1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VEIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LYMPHEDEMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VEIN VALVE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; EMBRYOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; TIME FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NFATC TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PHENOTYPE; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS VALVES;

EID: 84960837036     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.02.033     Document Type: Article

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